Newman Flashcards
This theory has progressed to include the health of all persons regardless of the presence or absence of disease
Health as expanding consciousness
a process of becoming more of oneself, of finding greater meaning in life, and of reaching new dimensions of connectedness with other people and the world
Process of expanding consciousness
was stimulated by concern for those for whom health as the absence of disease or disability is not possible
The theory of health as expanding consciousness
encompasses conditions heretofore described as illness, or, in medical terms, pathology
Health
The pattern of the individual that eventually manifests itself as pathology is ______ and exists prior to structural or functional changes
Primary
Health is an expansion of consciousness.true or false
True
was stimulated by concern for those for whom health as the absence of disease or disability is not possible.
The theory of health as expanding consciousness
are open to the whole energy system of the universe and constantly interacting with the energy.
Humans
is the pattern recognition
Expanding consciousness
depends on the pattern of individual so the pathology of the diseases exists before the symptoms appear so removal of disease symptoms does not change the individual structure
Manifestation of diseases
is the process of recognizing the individual in relation to the environment and it is the process of understanding of consciousness.
Nursing
helps to understand people to use the power within to develop the higher level of consciousness.
Nurse
are the temporal pattern of the individual, both have complementary relationship.
Time and space
the fusion on one state of being (disease) with its opposite (non-disease) results
Health
caring in the human health experience”
Nursing
is seen as a partnership between the nurse and client, with both grow in the “sense of higher levels of consciousness”
Nursing
is unitary, that is cannot be divided into parts, and is inseparable from the larger unitary field”
Human
are “centers of consciousness”within an overall pattern of expanding consciousness
Person
s described as a “universe of open systems”
Environment
A transformative process to more inclusive consciousness
Health
It is regarded as the evolving pattern of the person and environment and is viewed as an increasing ability to perceive alternatives and respond in a variety of ways
Health
Is information that depicts the whole and understanding of the meaning of all of the relationship at once
Pattern
It is conceptualized as a fundamental attribute of all there is and it gives unity in diversity
Pattern
Is conceptualizes being somehow intimately involved in energy exchange and transformation
Pattern
What are the three characteristic of pattern
Movement
Diversity
Rhythm
The shift from treatment of disease symptoms to a search for patterns and the meaning of those patterns
Paradigm shift
The ability of the system to interact with its environment
Consciousness
Includes not only cognitive and effective awareness but also the interconnectedness of the entire living system which includes physicochemical maintenance and growth processes as well as the immune system
Consciousness
Is an indicator in the changing level of consciousness
Sense of time
A state in which contrasting concepts become reconciled infused
Absolute consciousness
Is equated with love where all opposites are reconciled in all experienced are accepted equally and unconditionally such as love and hate pain and pleasure and disease and non disease
Absolute consciousness
Is seen as a partnership between the nurse and client with both grow in the sense of higher levels of consciousness
Nursing
They Move through peeks and troughs, variations in order disorder that are meaningful for the person
Individual life patterns
Is evident in the definitions descriptions and dimensions of the concepts of
Semantic clarity
The deeper meaning of the theory of health as expending consciousness is complex
The theory as a whole must be understood not just the isolated concepts
Simplicity
The theory has been applied in several different cultures it is applicable across the spectrum of nursing care situations
Generality
Quantitative methods are inadequate in capturing the dynamic, changing nature of this theory
Empirical precision
Newman’s theory provides an evolving guide for all health related disciplines
Derivable consequences
Is Central to the theory and is seen as a process of developing awareness of self in the environment
Health
Is a manifestation of an evolving pattern of person-environment interaction
Consciousness
